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Foreign Service makes candidate assessment fully remote to broaden hiring pool

The Foreign Service is making a switch to virtual assessments for candidates, after figuring out a remote format during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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State Dept reshaping acquisition organization, processes

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State Dept seeks mid-career experts to join Foreign Service in ‘lateral entry’ pilot

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Labor’s Bafundo assumes new role with TMF program management office

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Jory Heckman/Federal News NetworkThe State Department is honoring Michelle Neyland, a congressional adviser for its Bureau of International Affairs who helped make a pay raise for Domestic Employees Teleworking Overseas a reality.

Feds teleworking overseas got a pay raise. State Dept honors an employee who made it happen

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Congress, Biden administration look for ways to boost federal recruitment, retention of military spouses

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State Department/Freddie EverettDeputy Secretary Richard Verma participates in a recording session for Arizona State University’s diplomatic podcast, October 24, 2023.

State Dept sees record hiring, but seeks higher budgets through 2030 to fully replenish ranks

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AP/Jenny KaneFILE - The inside of a computer is seen on Feb 23, 2019, in Jersey City, N.J. A global computer chip shortage has made it harder for consumers to get their hands on cars, computers and other modern-day necessities, so Congress is looking to boost chip manufacturing and research in the United States with billions of dollars from the federal government. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane, File)

How exporting weapons becomes risky for contractors who make the exports

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(AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)The Harry S. Truman Building, headquarters for the State Department, is seen in Washington, Monday, March 9, 2009. (AP Photo/J.  Scott Applewhite)

A handful of companies get an atta-boy from the Secretary of State

At a ceremony earlier this week, Secretary of State Antony Blinken presented five American companies, large and small, with the department’s Award for…

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State Dept, USAID psychiatrists spread thin as demand for mental health services overseas rises

In today’s Federal Newscast: Federal employees’ demand for mental health services overseas is rising, but help for them is spread thin. HHS surpasses…

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State Dept rethinks training for Foreign Service at all levels amid hiring surge

The State Department is increasing its capacity to train members of the Foreign Service, and expanding the fields of expertise for its diplomatic corps, as the department embarks on its largest hiring of career diplomats in more than a decade.

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